Steve Clayton Blog

Austin Schmidt, plays lead guitar and sings back-up vocals for the band Shot In The Dark. He began playing guitar when he was 11 years old and went on to play in a band when he enrolled at West Coast Rock School at the age of 13. For years Austin played with several different bands, learned additional instruments, sang lead vocals, and appeared at many different venues. When Shot In The Dark was formed in the spring of 2013, Austin was able to take his musical talent to a different level. The band began writing and recording original songs and released their own ep in June of 2014. While playing with Shot In The Dark, Austin has had the opportunity to play two different dates during the 2014 Vans Warped Tour as well as many other festivals and events throughout southern California. Shot In The Dark has been able to open for such prominent acts as Escape The Fate, We Came As Romans, SECRETS, The Dead Rabbitts, Alien Ant Farm, and The Tubes.

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